Shell California Pipeline Co. v. City of Compton

Opinion

KLEIN, P. J.

Defendant and appellant City of Compton (the City) appeals the judgment entered following court trial granting plaintiff and respondent Shell California Pipeline Company (SCPC) concurrent, nonexclusive, subsurface pipeline easements for two oil product pipelines that run under the City’s streets.

Because SCPC is a public utility entitled to condemn the instant easements and the evidence adduced at trial supports the trial court’s finding of public interest and necessity for the easements, the judgment is affirmed.

Factual and Procedural Background

1. Historical information.

Shel…